Bus and Coach

West of Scotland operator McGill’s Buses has placed an order for 41 Yutong electric buses with a quarter of its more than 400-strong fleet now zero-emission. The new order, which includes 31 single-decker E12 12.17-metre-long buses and 10 single-decker E10…

EFL League Two football club Forest Green Rovers has acquired its first all-electric team minibus, a Renault Trucks Master E-Tech, in the latest of a string of successes on and off the pitch. The new 14-seat L2H2 MWB, painted in…

Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus has appointed a new European Chief Commercial Officer as it looks to expand across Germany, Italy, France, Spain and beyond. Jean-Luc Deflandre brings more than 15 years of experience working in the European electric and hydrogen…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) is carrying out live tests of its automated Enviro200 bus in Scotland ahead of passenger services planned later in the year. Bus operator Stagecoach will be conducting on-road testing of the next-generation transport vehicle over the…

Stagecoach Bluebird has unveiled the first of 22 electric double decker buses it is putting on the streets of Aberdeen. The bus operator has invested £11.2 million in the BYD-ADL Enviro 400 EV double deck buses with £4m in finance…

A truck and bus manufacturer is sponsoring three cyclists in Transaid’s Cycle 2022 challenge to travel 310 miles across rural Malawi to raise donations for the international transport development charity. The nine-day event from 1-9 October will see MAN Truck…

Ticket prices on buses operated in Cornwall have been cut by up to 40% under a government-backed pilot scheme to encourage more people to use public transport. Four-year scheme Make Big Savings By Bus, run by bus operator Go-Ahead Group,…

Last month the UK Government announced its latest multimillion-pound package to accelerate the number of electric and hydrogen powered buses being put into service across England. A total of 943 zero-emission buses will be funded through a £198.3 million Zero…

Blackpool plans to introduce 115 new electric buses within the next three to five years under a plan to become one of the cleanest, most modern bus networks in England. The Lancashire seaside town will receive £20 million to support…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) will build its first battery-electric double deck buses for the Asia-Pacific region following an order from a Hong Kong operator. The zero-emission Enviro500EV will carry up to 130 passengers each, ensuring the Kowloon Motor Bus Company…